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Spotted on a Manhattan-bound Q train. Photo by Hannah FrishbergHalfway through my Q train ride from Ditmas Park to Times Square last week, I noticed a subway poster that caught my eye: the Guardian Angels Perv Busters were seeking information on a man who masturbated on an N train before
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Photos via the Office of Councilman Vincent GentileA ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday welcomed Bay Ridge’s new Istanbul Bay [https://www.yelp.com/biz/istanbul-bay-brooklyn] Turkish eatery to the neighborhood. The family-owned restaurant at 8002 5th Avenue opened at the beginning of July, but was officially celebrated by local
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Jiening Cao, photo via DCPI (L), the street Cao lives on, image via Google Maps (R)Have you seen this boy? The police are seeking public assistance locating a 17-year-old male who was reported missing on Monday, according to the DCPI. The minor, Jiening Cao of Gravesend, lives in a
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Photo credit: Theresa Thompson [https://www.flickr.com/photos/theresasthompson/with/2999130055/] / Flickr Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8, is New York’s Primary Elections. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. and besides the obvious presidential choices, there are a number of important local races to know.
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Photo by antny.michael [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMhIKrjDYTr/]Stay up to date on community happenings, cultural events and other free or otherwise affordably priced goings-ons in your community. For even more things to do around Brooklyn, or to add your own upcoming event (some of which we’ll
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Photo via docentor [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMHdY1BADqz/]In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter and Facebook,
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Photo via coneyislandfun [https://www.instagram.com/p/BL6Ux5kg8ev/]This weekend, ice skating rinks are back open, so head on down to the Coney Island Boardwalk’s own Abe Stark Rink [https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/iceskating/1], open Saturdays 1 to 2:30 p.m. and Sundays 1 to
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What sort of structure [http://larrysummers.com/category/secular-stagnation/] do you want your next pad to have? Do you want to shop at a mixed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_economy] market? Well, Bensonhurst can suit any taste, and we have the best of the lot. This looks like
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Photo by dykerfrights [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMNyqW1hBs9/]Argument outside Bensonhurst building leads to slashing [http://brooklynreporter.com/story/argument-outside-bensonhurst-building-leads-to-slashing/] [Home Reporter] Council axes Bay Ridge home enlargements [http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2016/45/br-bay-ridge-mcmansion-special-permit-vote-2016-11-04-bk.html] [Brooklyn Daily] Beyond the chovies: checking out Bay Ridge’s Bon Chovie
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Council Member Vincent Gentile and Brooklyn Public Library president and CEO Linda Johnson praise the library’s reopening. Photo by Hannah FrishbergClosed for interior renovation since June [/new-utrecht-library-now-closed/], Bensonhurst’s New Utrecht library today celebrated its October 31 reopening with a visit from Council Member Vincent Gentile, Brooklyn Public Library
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Friends and family say farewell to Louis Barbati at the pizza maker’s funeral at Saint Ephrem’s Catholic Church in Dyker Heights on July 5. Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanThe suspected shooter of L&B Spumoni Garden’s late Louis Barbati [/community-weeps-louis-barbati-slain-owner-lb-spumoni-gardens/] has been arrested, and is
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Photo via DCPIHave you seen this man? The NYPD are searching for the man pictured above. The individual is wanted for firing multiple shots from a firearm in the direction of 2950 West 25 Street, a day care, from his location in the rear of 2960 West 27 Street. The